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Filed Dedg' 15, 1.925

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Patented Feh. 3, i927.

narran ETHEL M. KRST, 0F SACRAMENTO, CALFORNIA.

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Application mea December 1s, 1923. serial No. 680,408.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtain rods and particularly to the type for suspending cur tains or draperies forwardly of window openings.

One of he objects of the invention is to provide a curtain rod of adjustable type wherein pairs of slidably associated rods arranged in horizontally spaced relation are adapted to support curtains or draperies, one curtain or drapery forwardly of the other to produce novel decorating effect.

Another object of the invention is to provide a curtain rod whereiny mounting brackets support the outer ends of a pair of extensible curtain rods with one of the exY tensible rods projecting from one bracket to the other while the outwardly positioned pair of extensible rods are supported at adjacent inner ends by bracket arms associated with the longer curtain rod.

lilith the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed. Y

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a curtain rod constructed in accordance with the present invention, the same being illustrated as operatively mounted upon a window frame,

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the curtain rod and its support in mounted position,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan View of the curtain rod,

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View of the curtain rod taken on a line adjacent one end thereof,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing the arm connection between two curtain rod sections,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line Vl-VI of Fig. 5, and

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the mounting bracket for the curtain rod.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a curtain rod mounted upon the window frame 1 and supported by bracket rods 2 having` a pointed mounting end 3 and a knob head 4,

a pair of spaced right-angularly extending pins 5 extending from the bracket rod 2 at points intermediate the ends thereof as clearly shown in Fig. 7. Y

rlhe curtain rod includes a pair of tubular telesccping sections 6 and 7 having transverse openings 8 adjacent the outer ends thereof to he received on the perpenticular pin 5 adjacent the mounting end 3 of the bracket rod, the telescoping rod sections 6 and 7 accommodating the mounting of the curtain pole upon window frames of different widths.

Gutwardly positioned curtain rods, each arranged adjacent the rod sections 6 and 7 and spaced at their inner adjacent ends are formed of tubular telescoping sections 9 and 10, each section 10 adjacent the outer end thereof being provided with a transverse opening 11 to receive the outer pin 5 upon the bracket rod 2 while an ornamental head 1A is carried by the extreme outer end of each outer rod section 10 as shown in Fig. 1.

The support for the inner end of `the outer curtain rod includes an arm 13 having an dopening therethrough adjacent one end that slidably and frictionally receives the adjacent portion of the inner rod sections 6 or 7 the outer end of the arm 13 being provided with an opening to receive and support the inner end of the outer rod section S) as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. The frictional engagement between the rod sections G or 7 and the arm 13 is suficient to overcome the weight of draperies on the rod section 9 with the arm 13 retained in ahori- Zontal position. The inner end of the rod section 9 protrudes through the opening in the Varm 13 and has a cap 14 threaded thereon, a pin 15 extending transversely of the rod sect-ion 9 inwardly of the arm 13 cooperating with the `cap 14 to provide a rigid mounting for the adjacent inner ends of the inner curtain rod sections.

Curtains or draperies 16 and 17 are supported by the curtain rods 6 and 7 and 9--10 at points between the arms 13 and the bracket rod 2, the draperies 16 being preferably longer than the draperies 17 to obtain the desired decorative effects.

lhile there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein ,without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is eieiined as new is in a device of the dass described, a ourtain rod adapted 'to be supported at its ends on brackets7 forwardly positioned shorer curtain rods supported at heir outer ends on tbe brackets, supporting arms extending between the inner ends of the forward rods and tbe 'first nznned rod, the inner ends of the shorter rods passing through openings in the supporting arin, a pin projecting through the shorter rod engaging the onser face of 4die arm, and a cap mounted on tbe outer. end of the shorter rod engaging` "die inner face of the erin for anchoring 4the inner ends of the shorter rod to the snpporting erin.

In testimony Whereorn affix niy signature.

ETHEL M. KRST. 

